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9 fast-food restaurants that may hit local market
Piada Italian Street Food is not only getting noticed in the Buckeye State. The fast-growing Columbus-based chain is now getting national ‘ink’ as well. The relatively new chain with a location in Washington Twp. and two others planned in this market has made Yahoo.com’s Top 10 ‘Most Popular Fast-Food Outlets ...
Dunkin’ Donuts to roll out new breakfast sandwich
As if a glazed donut wasn’t tasty enough, Dunkin’ Donuts plans to add bacon and eggs. The chain will roll out its Glazed Donut Breakfast Sandwich Friday at participating restaurants. That’s right, my friends: Glazed Donut Breakfast Sandwich. This will surely be a bigger deal in the Miami Valley in ...
Commentary: Cheerios and other taboo ads unite both sides of the ‘stupid spectrum’
Seems few things can bring out the bigots and idiots quicker than a darling mixed race girl, her adoring parents and toasted oats. Yeah, you read right. I’ll back up just a little in case you mixed (pun intended) this controversy last week. A new Cheerios ad featuring an interracial ...
High school: ‘where you learn to cope with unsavory types and knuckle draggers’
This year would be a very big reunion for my high school class if we were the types that reunited.It is a whopper of an anniversary and we, considering how young we were when we first met, are relatively very old.At the risk of aging myself, I marched across the ...
Popular downtown bar forced to close
J-Alans is one of my favorite no-frills bars, which is why I am saddened that the tavern located at 121 N. Ludlow St. is going out of business. Co-owner Phil Key told me that he recently learned the bar has $70,000 in back taxes and will lose its liquor license. ...
Cleveland kidnapping hero flatly rejects free burgers
A love for the Big Mac and quick actions to help rescue three kidnapping victims and a child from a Cleveland home gained Charles Ramsey a place in the national spotlight earlier this month. But the 43-year-old straight-talker credited with helping rescue Amanda Berry, her daughter, Gina DeJesus and Michelle ...
New Oregon District restaurant offers international menu
The team behind the Oregon District’s newest restaurant promises to bring the world to Dayton on plates. “We are serving a world fusion menu,” said Harry Trubounis, Salar Restaurant and Lounge’s general manager. “(Executive Chef Margot Blondet) graduated first in her class from Le Cordon Bleu in Lima, Perú, so ...
Mmm, donuts! Ice cream parlor giving away free tasty treats
United Dairy Farmers is giving away something round and sweet. The family-owned chain of ice cream parlors/convenience stores will offer Dayton area customers one free Busken Bakery glazed donut per person while supplies last between 6 and 10 a.m. until June 2. “This giveaway is a great opportunity for our ...
Bring on the BBQ or have someone bring it to you
With Memorial Day 2013 in our collective rear view mirror, it is time to usher in BBQ season or, as it is called by most, Summer. If you haven’t already, it is time you clean off that grill and season up your favorite meats and or veggies. No worries if ...
Street food showcase: Food trucks rallying again today
The moral of the story seems to be that they will come if you cook it and sell it from a food truck. Pouring rain wasn’t a deterrent during Dayton’s first-ever food truck rally earlier this month at RiverScape MetroPark as part of Urban Night. The event was coordinated by ...
Colossal squid and mermaids: Children offer suggestions for projects along the Great Miami River
The Art Institute received some interesting ideas when it asked the children and adults who visited the recently closed 1913 flood exhibition to re-imagine downtown near the Great Miami River. Someone thought hunting for colossal squid was the answer. Another person thought there should be an underwater Ferris wheel. Yet ...
Commentary: 7 reasons Jodi Arias is a monster
I am no psychologist so I have no place attempting to diagnose the madness inside of Jodi Arias’ head.I will, however, call a spade a spade and a monster a monster.Jodi Arias is a monster, a media whore and a master manipulator.Here are just seven reasons why I think she’s ...
Turkey legs, fried Twinkies and other fair foods you should probably avoid
People say they hit fairs, carnivals and festivals for the music, crafts, rides and people watching. But judging from the lines at summertime concession stands in these parts, the fried Twinkies, funnel cakes and nacho cheese covered curly fries are really what packs them in. “(People) go because they remember ...
Small deli serving up big, cheesy sandwiches
The tongue-in-cheek sign at the front counter explains why one must be patient after ordering a sandwich at 5th Street Wine and Deli in Dayton’s Oregon District. 1) It’s because we care, it’s not because we are lazy. 2) Every sandwich is made to order, thus they’re special. Kind of ...
Turkish restaurant offers delightful dishes, relaxing atmosphere
Dayton’s Turkish community is growing.City officials estimate that 350 Turkish families have settled in Dayton since 2005.There are few better ways to get to know new neighbors and their culture than through their food.Pasha Grill at 72 Plum St. at the Greene in Beavercreek has been serving authentic Turkish food ...
Gas industrial complex has us over a barrel
There are a few certainties in life: the sunshine will come out tomorrow if you are lucky, you’ll be taxed (particularly if your name is Tea Party Patriot Johnson), someday you know will die and gas prices will rise. I don’t make up the rules, I simply write about them. ...
New eatery launches Bloody Mary bar
Leo Bistro, located inside the Dayton Art Institute, has officially jumped on the Bloody Mary bandwagon. “We had a large number of requests for Bloody Marys on those days so we said we’d offer it,” said Kris Sommers, the eatery’s guest services manager. “They (diners) can make it their own ...
Eatery makes splash with pickle soup, fried pickles, cheese-stuffed burgers
You are less likely to find yourself in a pickle if you gobble up that pickle first. That seems to be ruling principle at Blind Bob’s, a restaurant and bar located at 430 E. Fifth St. in Dayton’s Historic Oregon District. Two of the restaurant’s most popular dishes are all ...
5 things that won’t move into the downtown Arcade complex
Recently, Dayton Metro Library officials soundly rejected a proposal that would have the main library move into the historic and insanely dilapidated Arcade complex downtown. That hasn’t stopped supporters of the move from pushing and pulling with all of their might. J. Todd Anderson, a nationally known storyboard artist who ...
New bakery mixing dessert with booze
The “secret ingredients” in Sarah Sullivan’s baked treats aren’t exactly secret, but they are sure to lift your spirits because, well, they are spirits.The Oregon District resident’s love for baked goods and good bourbon led her to launch Bakery 21 last November.“The word is spreading and that is great,” Sullivan ...
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